He had indeed heard The Flash talk about the Flashpoint Universe, and when he dreamed back at midnight, he also thought about the day when father and son met, but he really did not expect that this day would come so fast and suddenly.
And not only was the father and son meeting, the loving face that had appeared in his dreams countless times, his dear mother Martha, who he would never forget, was also standing in the room at this moment.
How can this make Batman calm down? His chest rises and falls like the core of the sun, the rough breath he exhales is like blowing away the moon, the chaotic thoughts in his mind are like stars in the sky, and the unspeakable intensity that suddenly gathers in his eyes
Emotions are like the wind in March, the rain in April, and the lingering storm over the polar regions in the cold winter of November.
But before he could completely sink into the sentimentality, the situation inside the house was like the ruthless iron fist of reality, shattering the beautiful fantasy of this little boy who had never grown up since his parents died, about the reunion of his family at this moment.
The voice of Martha heard from inside the house was not as loving and kind as Batman remembered, but rather angry and slightly irritable.
"Thomas, I really don't know how you became such a stubborn person today! No, it can no longer be said to be stubborn, but rather paranoid. Your omissions in education shocked me, but you didn't want to at all.
repentance."
"I think you should think more realistically, Martha. Children can't be trapped in the family forever and play those sibling games. They always have to go on their own path in life step by step. So what's the point of me doing this?
What's wrong?"
"Don't use the so-called reality and reality to cover up your partiality. In my opinion, you are partial to Damian because of his blood relationship with Bruce. You focus on his education. I think it must be the same for other children.
That’s right, this is definitely not what a good father should do!”
"But in terms of overall ability, Damian is indeed the most suitable person to inherit the main industry of Wayne Group. It's not that the other children are not good enough, but they are not so comprehensive. So I will educate him early and train him to be a successor.
What's the problem?"
"You'll break other people's hearts!"
"As you can see, Dick is impatient to learn how to do business, Jason yearns for freedom more, Tim still has the Drake family business to run, and Barbara wants to inherit her father's responsibilities, so it won't be easy to count on it.
Is only Damian the most suitable?"
"But if you only focus on Damian, the other children will feel left out. A father's attention means a lot in a family, and it cannot be compensated by a mother's extra love. You know better than me.
at this point."
Thomas sighed deeply, Martha folded her arms and turned her head, saying in a slightly sad tone: "I really didn't expect that time can bring us so many changes, Thomas, I don't want to say anything hurtful."
, but everything now is very different from the scene when we met and got to know each other when we were young."
"People change, Martha, but my love for you and my children will never change."
"Love is not just about words. How many times have I persuaded you? I understand that you have been alone for a long time, and the responsibilities on your shoulders are too heavy, which makes you feel very stressed, so you have to smoke and drink, and your work and rest are irregular."
"But since everything is fine in that universe, why aren't you willing to make some changes for the sake of me, the children, and our family, and return to the strong, funny, and energetic self you were when you were young?
It’s good for your health too!”
Thomas pursed his lips and remained silent until the atmosphere of silence carved traces on the wall, then he said in a hoarse tone: "The harm caused by suffering is difficult to erase. The wear and tear that time has brought to the two of us makes
The gears that originally fit perfectly can no longer rotate smoothly, and looking back on the past is of no use to us."
Martha turned her back and sat on the bed, crying silently, and then said, "I really don't know why things turned out like this. Didn't we agree that when we return to this universe, we can put aside those differences and start over?
"
"Maybe we all need to calm down." Thomas lowered his head and said, "After that accident, I never had time to stop and think carefully. I'm sorry, I thought revisiting the old place would make us better."
"I'm going home." Martha stood up, took out a handkerchief from the bag she was carrying, wiped her tears, and then said, "I'm going back to Kane's house, and then we should all calm down and think about this."
Does this relationship still need to survive? Goodbye, Thomas."
Thomas didn't say goodbye, but silently watched Martha's leaving figure, which looked a bit older.
Batman, who was standing on the windowsill watching all this silently, was in a state of not daring to say a word.
The good news is that my parents are back.
The bad news is that I'm going to get divorced right after I come back.
Batman was very sure that if he had just walked out and appeared in front of his parents like this weirdo in tights, the marriage would have been divorced today.
When you reach middle age, what should you do when your parents get divorced? It’s quite urgent to wait online.
But Batman had a more urgent matter now. He first found the Flash, stared at Barry's face with a death gaze, and then asked: "What's going on with Thomas and Martha?"
"What Thomas? I...well, they two want to come back. After all, this is their home, right?"
Flash Barry sighed and said: "I told you about the Flashpoint Universe before. Thomas went to another universe. You should also know that some time ago, the young Batman from that universe found a way to resurrect Martha.
, the two of them have always stayed in the young Batman's universe."
"The Robins were there before. They were busy educating their children, so they had no time to look back at the disasters in the past. But as soon as the children left, they felt a little empty, and neither of them was in a good mood."
"Thomas found me one day and said that they wanted to go home. Maybe revisiting their old place would remind them of the good feelings in the past, so I took them back here."
"Of course, I was just afraid that they would have an emotional breakdown, so I sent them to Robin's place. Adults always exercise restraint when it comes to children, but I actually know that this method is of no use. Their experience was really terrible."
"Professor Rodriguez also said that this level of psychological trauma requires a long period of adjustment. I think it would be better for them to go back to their own homes. I'm sorry for not informing you in advance because I knew this might not be a surprise.
.”
Barry thought he would see Batman's sad expression, but he actually didn't expect it too much, because the young Batman from another universe had already given him a big scare, and now Barry couldn't make any expression on Batman's face.
Strange.
But in the end, he was still shocked, because what appeared on Batman's face was not sadness or anger, but indescribable anxiety and a trace of... panic.
What Barry feels now is that he is getting violent and panics when he sees Batman!
Batman, who knows everything well and is prepared for everything, would panic. What's even more amazing is that he would write this emotion on his face and even let Barry understand it?!
So why was he panicking? Is the world going to end? Barry also panicked.
Ignoring the golden lightning that disappeared instantly, Batman flew back to the Batcave as fast as a real bat, and then began to check the surveillance screen.
The clown who was thrown into the cell of the Batcave leaned against the railing and folded his arms, rolled his bloodshot eyes, then shrugged his nose vigorously and said: "What do I smell? A hint of family affection, you and
Those little birds... No, no, you hesitated like a little boy. Did you meet your parents? Wasn't it in a dream? "
The Joker suddenly had a gloomy expression, as if he had thought up a plan to make Batman heartbroken, but soon his expression relaxed again, becoming even more innocent and happy than before.
"Let me guess, could it be that our poor little boy's parents suddenly came back and his homework hasn't been finished yet?"
"Oh oh oh! Look at what I said, the current situation should be that not only did the homework not be done at all, but the house was set on fire, the whole building was set on fire, and the entire
The street collapsed and the President of the United States who happened to be passing by the street was killed, and there are only ten minutes left before your parents go home."
With a "bang", the clown's nose hit the railing. Batman grabbed the clown tightly by the collar, looked at him and said: "Shut up, or I will throw you into the basement."
The clown laughed crazily, almost out of breath, and Batman, who was usually disturbed by the clown's crazy laughter, now had no time to shut up the clown, because he actually knew in his heart that what the clown summed up was true.
Damn right.
Batman has found that he has been cursing more and more in his heart recently. This is not a good sign. It means that his emotions are gradually getting out of control, but he really has no time to care about this. He has to put out fires and build buildings.
, rebuild the streets, and resurrect the President of the United States, and these things must be completed within ten minutes.
It’s hard to know when Thomas and Martha will come back, but they will come back when Gotham is in trouble!
As mentioned before, Batman lived at the end of the gangster era, so Thomas and Martha were actually living in the golden age of gangsters. At that time, Gotham was in chaos, but it still looked like a city.
But now, looking around, the mountains in the midtown area are dyed red, the uptown area is waving red flags and there are huge crowds of people, and the whole Gotham is noisy with gongs and drums, and firecrackers are blasting, and there is no good place.
It seems that the mental state of these two people is not very good, and they are not strong young people. If they are stimulated again and their mental state worsens, where will he go to find a psychiatrist like Dr. Rodriguez for treatment?
first aid?
So, Batman devised a plan.
The content of the plan is probably to quickly scold the Robins, quickly bring all the families to the negotiating table for negotiations, quickly get the armistice agreement, quickly clean up the battlefield, and finally quickly restore Gotham.
A moment of peace.
But Batman forgot one thing, how can any of the children of a big family living in the golden age of gangs be easy to mess with?
About half an hour later, Batman received good news - the Kane family declared war on the Wayne family.
